Elena Snegovskaia
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Jacqueline Cheney
Elena is a true asset for Amyris’ consumer brands. As product manager, she’s been the essential partner Pipette needed to bridge the gap between the Digital and eCommerce teams. She cares about our success and our customers. With a no-nonsense approach and clear communication, she efficiently solves problems and helps launch new products to improve internal and external customer experiences.
Eric Tam
In all my experience building and managing teams, Elena stands out as an absolute rock star! It is rare to find a team member who is so extremely capable, intelligent, responsible and easy to work with. She is humble and authentic, and is always a team player. She is able to maintain vision on the strategic picture while also managing detailed, tactical execution. In addition, she is very well-rounded and brings a variety of skills and experiences to every challenge, big or small. Given the chance, I would hire her again without hesitation. I give her my highest recommendation. When I joined Amyris, Elena was in the Business Analyst role. She was the only team member who was intimately familiar with all of our consumer brand data structures, and she was the only person who could consistently provide accurate data in all her reports. Equally important, she was always able to provide clear insights and explanations to non-technical executives. When the Digital Technology team was looking to bring in our first and only product manager, Elena was the clear choice. In addition to her experience as our Business Analyst, she also had previous experience as a product manager before joining Amyris. She understands how to manage development teams (internal and external); she understand how to manage sprints and set teams up for success; she naturally motivates and inspires people around her; she understands how technology works. We leaned heavily on Elena as she helped to shape our program. She was able to help define processes while managing major initiatives that have been critical to Amyris' consumer brand successes. Her depth of knowledge and thorough understanding of digital and IT solutions made her an invaluable contributor. Elena is honest, reliable and trustworthy. She brings with her all the necessary attributes to be the strongest contributor and team player. She's extremely diligent and hard working, and embraces every challenge that she is presented with. Always one to prioritize the team first, she is humble but not afraid to share her respectful opinions. Anyone who is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with her will quickly realize that she is the type of individual that you will want to make a key member of your team.
Jacqueline Cheney
Elena is a true asset for Amyris’ consumer brands. As product manager, she’s been the essential partner Pipette needed to bridge the gap between the Digital and eCommerce teams. She cares about our success and our customers. With a no-nonsense approach and clear communication, she efficiently solves problems and helps launch new products to improve internal and external customer experiences.
Eric Tam
In all my experience building and managing teams, Elena stands out as an absolute rock star! It is rare to find a team member who is so extremely capable, intelligent, responsible and easy to work with. She is humble and authentic, and is always a team player. She is able to maintain vision on the strategic picture while also managing detailed, tactical execution. In addition, she is very well-rounded and brings a variety of skills and experiences to every challenge, big or small. Given the chance, I would hire her again without hesitation. I give her my highest recommendation. When I joined Amyris, Elena was in the Business Analyst role. She was the only team member who was intimately familiar with all of our consumer brand data structures, and she was the only person who could consistently provide accurate data in all her reports. Equally important, she was always able to provide clear insights and explanations to non-technical executives. When the Digital Technology team was looking to bring in our first and only product manager, Elena was the clear choice. In addition to her experience as our Business Analyst, she also had previous experience as a product manager before joining Amyris. She understands how to manage development teams (internal and external); she understand how to manage sprints and set teams up for success; she naturally motivates and inspires people around her; she understands how technology works. We leaned heavily on Elena as she helped to shape our program. She was able to help define processes while managing major initiatives that have been critical to Amyris' consumer brand successes. Her depth of knowledge and thorough understanding of digital and IT solutions made her an invaluable contributor. Elena is honest, reliable and trustworthy. She brings with her all the necessary attributes to be the strongest contributor and team player. She's extremely diligent and hard working, and embraces every challenge that she is presented with. Always one to prioritize the team first, she is humble but not afraid to share her respectful opinions. Anyone who is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with her will quickly realize that she is the type of individual that you will want to make a key member of your team.
Jacqueline Cheney
Elena is a true asset for Amyris’ consumer brands. As product manager, she’s been the essential partner Pipette needed to bridge the gap between the Digital and eCommerce teams. She cares about our success and our customers. With a no-nonsense approach and clear communication, she efficiently solves problems and helps launch new products to improve internal and external customer experiences.
Eric Tam
In all my experience building and managing teams, Elena stands out as an absolute rock star! It is rare to find a team member who is so extremely capable, intelligent, responsible and easy to work with. She is humble and authentic, and is always a team player. She is able to maintain vision on the strategic picture while also managing detailed, tactical execution. In addition, she is very well-rounded and brings a variety of skills and experiences to every challenge, big or small. Given the chance, I would hire her again without hesitation. I give her my highest recommendation. When I joined Amyris, Elena was in the Business Analyst role. She was the only team member who was intimately familiar with all of our consumer brand data structures, and she was the only person who could consistently provide accurate data in all her reports. Equally important, she was always able to provide clear insights and explanations to non-technical executives. When the Digital Technology team was looking to bring in our first and only product manager, Elena was the clear choice. In addition to her experience as our Business Analyst, she also had previous experience as a product manager before joining Amyris. She understands how to manage development teams (internal and external); she understand how to manage sprints and set teams up for success; she naturally motivates and inspires people around her; she understands how technology works. We leaned heavily on Elena as she helped to shape our program. She was able to help define processes while managing major initiatives that have been critical to Amyris' consumer brand successes. Her depth of knowledge and thorough understanding of digital and IT solutions made her an invaluable contributor. Elena is honest, reliable and trustworthy. She brings with her all the necessary attributes to be the strongest contributor and team player. She's extremely diligent and hard working, and embraces every challenge that she is presented with. Always one to prioritize the team first, she is humble but not afraid to share her respectful opinions. Anyone who is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with her will quickly realize that she is the type of individual that you will want to make a key member of your team.
Jacqueline Cheney
Elena is a true asset for Amyris’ consumer brands. As product manager, she’s been the essential partner Pipette needed to bridge the gap between the Digital and eCommerce teams. She cares about our success and our customers. With a no-nonsense approach and clear communication, she efficiently solves problems and helps launch new products to improve internal and external customer experiences.
Eric Tam
In all my experience building and managing teams, Elena stands out as an absolute rock star! It is rare to find a team member who is so extremely capable, intelligent, responsible and easy to work with. She is humble and authentic, and is always a team player. She is able to maintain vision on the strategic picture while also managing detailed, tactical execution. In addition, she is very well-rounded and brings a variety of skills and experiences to every challenge, big or small. Given the chance, I would hire her again without hesitation. I give her my highest recommendation. When I joined Amyris, Elena was in the Business Analyst role. She was the only team member who was intimately familiar with all of our consumer brand data structures, and she was the only person who could consistently provide accurate data in all her reports. Equally important, she was always able to provide clear insights and explanations to non-technical executives. When the Digital Technology team was looking to bring in our first and only product manager, Elena was the clear choice. In addition to her experience as our Business Analyst, she also had previous experience as a product manager before joining Amyris. She understands how to manage development teams (internal and external); she understand how to manage sprints and set teams up for success; she naturally motivates and inspires people around her; she understands how technology works. We leaned heavily on Elena as she helped to shape our program. She was able to help define processes while managing major initiatives that have been critical to Amyris' consumer brand successes. Her depth of knowledge and thorough understanding of digital and IT solutions made her an invaluable contributor. Elena is honest, reliable and trustworthy. She brings with her all the necessary attributes to be the strongest contributor and team player. She's extremely diligent and hard working, and embraces every challenge that she is presented with. Always one to prioritize the team first, she is humble but not afraid to share her respectful opinions. Anyone who is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with her will quickly realize that she is the type of individual that you will want to make a key member of your team.
Credentials
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Leadership Fundamentals
Enact Leadership, Inc.Jan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Product Management: Building Great Products
UdemyFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Ultimate Google Analytics Course
UdemyDec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Category management
Mania. World of Business Simulations.Aug, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Time management
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)Apr, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
PMI PMBOK standard
PM ExpertJan, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Negotiation skills
JTI (Japan Tobacco International)Jun, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Terrace Consulting, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal & Engagement Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Senior Lead Consultant
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Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
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Amyris
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Director, Product Management
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Apr 2021 - Sep 2021
• Defined the vision, strategy, technical roadmap, and execution plan for 7 e-commerce websites and 15 retail partners serving 500K+ total active users, delivering $50M in revenue / $115M in sales pipeline opportunities• Built and managed large distributed teams to launch 2 new consumer brands including a full scope of front-end development for Shopify e-commerce sites, mobile and desktop custom apps, back-end integrations with ERP NetSuite, SaaS platforms, and Retail partners using Dell Boomi; built inventory management sync and financial reconciliation between systems• Managed new 3PL selection project that serves all 10 Amyris consumer brands and coordinated the team to build integrations with current ecosystem using Web Services, drove project success and completion• Oversaw back-end NetSuite and EDI integrations teams that served 7 brands and 20+ retail partners internationally, built the roadmap, drove tasks prioritization and backlog grooming, mentored the team of PMs
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Senior Product Manager Biossance.com, Pipettebaby.com, Purecane.com
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Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
• Defined vision and Digital strategy of developing tools to support 3 consumer brands globally; owned resource planning and allocation, ensured efficiency and synergy with existing front-end and back-end infrastructure• Planned and executed strategies for new features and initiatives on web sites from ideation to implementation, evaluated risks and opportunities, operational and financial impact• Directly coordinated a team of 2 Product managers, 8 back-end and 3 front-end developers ensuring timely feature releases for 3 consumer brands• Coordinated technical as well as strategic software implementation of ERP NetSuite including 100+ hours of user interviews, problem identification, and Project Management• Managed end-to-end EDI setup up integrations with 10 top US retailers• Oversaw 3 brands’ tech stack and ensured overall performance including Shopify front-end, Dell Boomi back-end infrastructure, SQL Azure DB, NetSuite custom scripts, fulfilments cycles, and Domo reporting• Oversaw Loyalty Program definition, long term vision, development and implementation• Consistently served as project linchpin in delivering innovative customer experiences, collaborating with cross-functional partners across design, engineering, content strategy, marketing, and sales• Created a predictive model for the e-comm team to track KPIs on an hourly basis and make decisions faster• Successfully implemented monday.com as a PM tool for the entire organization and ensured adoption and efficiency.• Managed backlog refinement, iteration planning, daily scrums, documentation development• Developed and managed partnerships with vendors, oversaw budget spend and contracts execution, payments reconciliation, and approvals.
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Product Manager Biossance.com, Pipettebaby.com
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
• Created Internal ERP tool for 3 brands from scratch (created tech requirements describing key features: backend processes monitoring, Shopify order fulfilments, POs & Invoices management, Item Master catalog, Bundles & GWP Management) that saved more than $2 mln for the company• Led the migration from custom written e-comm back-end solution into enterprise Dell Boomi backend architecture• Supported architecture and engineering team through solution design, development, and testing phases of delivery (maintained Database integrity by validating all incoming data sources and brief developers to deploy required changes in the script, did QA).• Led DB migration into Azure cloud-based DB and managed the Load Testing project (Holiday readiness project) to prepare backend infrastructure to maintain Holliday’s volume of orders (the system is able to process 60 orders per minute with no issue)• Oversaw SalesForce Marketing Cloud, Zendesk, Yotpo, Binder (Digital Asset Management Tool), Feedonomics, Lessonly (Education platform) implementation.• Conducted market research of BI tools and owned Domo implementation project that included test data connections, creating visualizations and automated reports, and vet the data that helped cut down the time for the channel leads and leadership team to evaluate their business channels• Collaborated across the teams in different projects to enhance existing data models, find a room for optimization/automation or cost savings, and proposed enhancements; supported testing/validation processes.• Maintained a prioritized backlog of projects and bugs for the most valuable initiatives, owned sprint planning, and resource allocation
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Senior Business Analyst Biosssance.com
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Mar 2018 - Apr 2019
Amyris consumer beauty brand Biossance is pioneering sustainable beauty through biotechnology• Created comprehensive Daily and Weekly Dashboard for the Executive team based on key business performance metrics and trends using Shopify, Google Analytics, forecasts, trends, Marketing tools • Created an automated process of pulling data from multiple sources (GA Metrics, SSRS Reporting Server, Queries, Social, Paid Media, Email Channel). It reduced manual manipulation of data by 50%• Scoped and prioritized workload for a backend developer, managed sprints and roadmap in Jira, translated business requirements to technical requirements, maintained database integrity and wrote use cases and logic to fix the issues with getting and storing data• Led DOMO BI Tool Proof of Concept implementation starting from market research, business requirements creating, roadmap creation, and resource planning. Worked closely with internal and external IT developers to drive the POC launch. Owned sprint planning and prioritization of tasks• Researched digital behavior & adoption, made recommendations on not efficient/ crucial use cases on biossance.com website that helped to save/earn money for the company • Tested and reported on UX/UI inefficiencies and bugs, made suggestions, flagged the reason for the high bounce rate• Worked with Marketing, Creative and Ops to develop data-driven solutions, provided insights and drove business decisions, reached maximum effectiveness and transparency of business processes, by minimizing manual work and eliminating inefficiencies and bottlenecks
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AIA Ecosystem
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager
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Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
An IT startup specializing in Big Data, AI, Machine Learning, and real-time analytics and decision support systems for the retail industry • Led a team of 7 developers and created a SaaS analytical platform vision; developed the platform logic, and UX/UI design, and created more than 30 use cases and user stories • Redefined the filtration and data hierarchy which increased user satisfaction by 55% • Developed a KPI dashboard, invented more than 25 types of charts and 40 reports for the platform; deployed the 1st prototype on the web in 4 months • Led the product development lifecycle in a Scrum environment and created a product roadmap
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JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Key Account Manager
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
A leading international tobacco product manufacturer with 27,000 employees and $10490M in core revenue • Calculated financial KPIs, prepared forecasting and scenario planning, and negotiated and signed contracts with the biggest federal retail chains• Prepared volume forecasts and plans, negotiated goals with distributors; analyzed contract efficiency• Planned the budget for the whole channel totaling over 4K outlets (BP, TNK, Rosneft, Gazpromneft, Lukoil, Shell, Auchan, Atak)• Negotiated an increasing share of shelf up to 30% with Fortune Global 500 clients, which led to 10% sales increase in gas station channel• Initiated and reconciled assortment extension in 3 SKUs with the biggest retailer in Russia, which increased sales by 1.5%• Negotiated and implemented 6 trade marketing activities, 25 types of assortment matrixes, and product placements, and calculated ROI of each project• Built long-term relationships with clients by growing client loyalty (Category Management, CRM, Data Mining
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Key Account Analyst
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Apr 2013 - Sep 2014
• Supervised $10M budget planning & spending process, ensured data quality, and calculated financial KPIs for contract efficiency• Developed sales plans for each vendor, brand and SKU; prepared negotiation scenarios and contracts templates• Performed large-scale analyses using POS data and external resources to extract business insights to support strategic decision making• Optimized the ordering process and negotiated changes in agreements about minimum stocks in outlets which led to out of stock reduction by 2.5%• Implemented 11 trade marketing activities and ensured better visibility in outlets, provided 98% of distribution for flagship brands in the channel
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Marketing Coordinator
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Mar 2012 - Apr 2013
• Prepared joint development of annual strategic/tactical marketing plans, budget, and P&L • Conducted market analysis via Nielsen and Ipsos panels: competitors’ activities, category, product trends, patterns, insights, and anomalies in data, helping detect sales growth potential by 7%• Initiated improvement of POSM materials allocation process which saved $50K the program budget and delivers materials in outlets 3 days before program start• Prepared 20+ briefs for marketing programs and supported activation of brand strategy
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Data Analyst
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May 2010 - Mar 2012
• Prepared 20-30 ad-hoc analytical reports a week, planned sales and shipments by 60 SKUS in 23 regional accounts• Planned, coordinated, and supervised shipments forecasting at SKU level in the entire Moscow region of the modern trade channel • Managed business processes optimization, developed and implemented 3 types of comprehensive reports instead of 12, helping to reduce report preparation time by 40%• Built effective workflow process, facilitated closure of financial periods without being listed in the JSOX reports for 3 quarters
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Real Business Solutions, LLC
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator
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Dec 2008 - Apr 2010
• Made market research, SWOT analysis, created analytical presentations for clients • Prepared business requirements and wrote project specifications • Analyzed budget, planned resources • Prepared analytical reports and conclusions • Developed and implemented new forms of reports and business processes optimization • Prepared commercial proposals and presentations for clients • Made market research, SWOT analysis, created analytical presentations for clients • Prepared business requirements and wrote project specifications • Analyzed budget, planned resources • Prepared analytical reports and conclusions • Developed and implemented new forms of reports and business processes optimization • Prepared commercial proposals and presentations for clients
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Education
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2003 - 2008
State Socio-Economic University
Master’s degree in Economics and Management, World Economy and Management of External Economic Activities
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